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AI in the sky: Inside the FAA plan to overhaul air traffic
The agency’s new effort isn’t focused on “safety critical functions,” according to a company involved in the effort.
03:00 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories State escalates trade row with China over Iran war ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Trump will depart for Beijing in just under a week, alongside a delegation of U.S. CEOs primed to stake out deals with the country’s geopolitical rival.
12:10 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
01:00 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories These are the Trump officials who may inherit their agencies
Kate MacGregor? Nicholas Kent? Keith Sonderling? The little-known faces who run day-to-day agency operations.
06:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Republicans and Democrats agree on one big election issue
As campaign spending hits record highs, voters across parties question how deeply money shapes elections.
09:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Mild panic will set in soon: GOP donors left to wonder about Trumps $300 million war chest
Trump's top advisers insist that it is still early to discuss battle plans for MAGA Inc.
06:00 AM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Greens disavowed RFK Jr. Now theyre rethinking his MAHA movement
Environmental groups publicly rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his presidential run. Now, some are quietly locking arms with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement the longtime environmental attorney founded.
01:00 PM on 05/10/2026 Politico Top Stories Crypto giants pushed to ease rules on risky assets in Senate bill
Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini suggested earlier this year that lawmakers scrap a provision barring the listing of certain digital assets at risk of manipulation.
10:28 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories The Man Trying to Make Trumps Tariffs Go on Forever
The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this “trade nerd.”
02:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration tries to shore up its footing with immigration hardliners
Top administration officials insist that the president’s goal of deporting unauthorized migrants in large numbers remains.
04:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump gets his chance to upend FEMA
Long-anticipated recommendations to revamp the disaster agency were approved Thursday. Now, President Donald Trump has to make a decision.
09:34 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Ukraines Weirdest Front Line
How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine's war strategy.
02:00 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe until the moment it wasnt
HHS pushed President Donald J. Trump to oust the top drug regulator, according to a White House official.
01:07 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Voters want us to do more, Republicans say. Theyre just not sure what.
Many GOP lawmakers are pressing for another budget reconciliation bill that could help address voters’ affordability concerns.
03:45 AM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran war
Current and former U.S. defense officials worry headwinds from the conflict with Tehran leave Beijing with the upper hand.
05:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs
The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies.
03:42 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories White Houses lack of organization has AI lobbyists fretting
The Trump administration has sent mixed signals about how tough it intends to be in vetting powerful new computer models.
04:56 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Mitt Romney is back (sort of)
Since retiring in early 2025, Mitt Romney avoided national politics — until his old friend Susan Collins needed help.
03:44 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Democrats' New York gerrymander won't be as aggressive as the GOP's efforts
Empire State Democrats aren't interested in targeting districts previously protected by the Voting Rights Act.
04:00 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats just lost the redistricting war
A pair of court rulings have shattered the party’s hopes of countering GOP redistricting gains before November's elections.
03:04 PM on 05/09/2026 Politico Top Stories FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didnt get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
09:00 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Hochul says she's cut a budget deal to confront costs and Trump
The final spending agreement will be more than a month past its due date.
09:01 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps roving censor: Top Senate Democrats demand Brendan Carr end Disney review
The outcry could signal aggressive FCC oversight if Democrats take the Senate in November.
12:31 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Shapiros coattails are about to be put to the test in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania governor is boosting firefighter union head Bob Brooks in a critical November battleground — testing his power in the process.
04:40 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories After crypto helped oust him, Sherrod Brown changes his tune
As a senator, Sherrod Brown once said the crypto industry "betrayed the public interest." Now he wants to "keep an open mind."
03:45 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Poll: Voters arent so sure about Trumps sweeping election bill
The POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans neither support nor oppose the bill, or are unsure, even as the president makes it a top priority.
03:45 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling
The map aims to give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts by fracturing Black-majority Memphis between three districts.
01:45 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Becerras rise baffles his former Biden colleagues
Biden White House alumni have been marveling at Becerra’s stroke of luck in the California gubernatorial race.
07:55 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories US and Iran launch attacks amid tenuous ceasefire
The U.S. said it was responding to Iranian forces attacking Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
06:10 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Disaffected Mamdani allies press him for stricter rules on NYPD interactions with ICE
The demand from the six elected officials comes amid a broadening rift between Mamdani and elements of his base.
03:59 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Kellys profile rises as he heads toward another likely victory over Hegseth
The saga has turned the Democratic senator into a high-profile opponent of the administration and elevated his national standing ahead of a possible presidential run.
11:28 AM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Trade court rules Trumps replacement tariffs illegal
A divided three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade concluded that Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs are unlawful.
05:33 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories The biggest China dove in the administration: Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing
The wrangling over a business delegation for next week's summit in Beijing is just one sign of the delicate balancing act the administration is trying to strike on the commercial relationship between the economic rivals.
04:05 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories OpenAI rolls out advanced AI cyber model to challenge Anthropics Mythos
GPT-5.5-Cyber scales up the latest model released by OpenAI two weeks ago and will only be available initially to vetted cybersecurity professionals.
04:42 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories White House distances itself from tighter AI regulation
The White House is looking for “partnership” with companies rather than pursuing “government regulation,” a senior White House official said.
06:15 PM on 05/08/2026 Politico Top Stories Tennessee unveils new congressional map poised to erase Dem seat
The proposed map would give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts.
10:54 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories The scorched scenes showing how Floridas wildfire seasons could look in the future
Eastern wildfires could become more common in the coming years, wildfire ecologists say.
01:00 PM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Overlapping payments reveal Rep. Mike Lawlers deep history as a political operative
Lawler ran two nonprofits and a local party as they paid his business.
04:56 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump administration axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits
The Department of Homeland Security is overhauling its training program for immigration agents, including restoring training that had been shortened amid a rush to put agents on the street.
04:00 AM on 05/07/2026 Politico Top Stories Judge releases note purportedly left in cell by Jeffrey Epstein
“It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye,” the note reads.
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